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. .· In• Defense v During the Thanksgiving and Christmas Seasons of a "Murderess'' 0 Monica Puigsos to work for a living as hu~ Kimber Sharp lege are really unhappy. mans do. They apparently don't Oh, the good old days But the price we Right now you are have anything better to R Kimber Sharp when Thanksgiving and pay-our LIVES-is too reading a letter from a worry about, so they holiday feasts were a cel­ great for such lousy ac­ murderess. I will even make up some sort of It is early December and ebration of life! · commodations. admit I am responsible CAUSE they can support Christmas shopping time is here. That is right! Native First, we are forced forthe deaths of hundreds to PROVE their obviously As one walks into any book store, Americans celebrated by to mate. Once we have of animals. shallow identity. E record store, or movie theater, offering thanks for the accomplished this, they Why? Because I am One of these so- there is no doubt we shoppers will beans, squash, and corn separate us by sex. omnivorous. Yes folks called causes I have run be aware that ·Madonna wants the earth provided them I do not know which out there in la-la land-I into too frequently is that more money. with for the winter. My ones of us are "luckier:" eat MEAT alongside my everyone who used to eat ·Not only does she have a ancestors ran wild the tiny females who are vegetables! Beef, alliga­ meat last y.ear is now book of "erotic" photos, but she throughout the country­ tossed away-sometimes tor, chicken, all varieties some kind of vegetarian also -another album, AND, as if side. ALIVE-in dumpsters, or of sea life, lamb, pheas­ fanatic. this weren't enough, she is com­ Nowadays, we are ants, and turkeys. ing out with an NC-17 rate'41 movie not so free. of burden. I think most of the later this month! Yes, we get room and See ANIMAL RIGHTS people I have met during See HYPOCRISY board, and we do not have onpage3 my couple of years in col- on page 3 See SEX on page B • Page 2 The Knight December 1992 Obi~~,- .Die:~<,,-- ~ IKnight Views ~nd Letters 1 - Machines ··ENJOY "i• -.. - - ~ ...... ~ --~ .- _ ------. . ------, on E mpty Dear Knight Staff: its proximity to the article. The photo Dear Editors: which would logically accompany the Since I am part of the Nova Univer- article on -Cello was relegated to the My contention concerns the vend-> ~== sity Community served by The Knight, last page. ing machines located on the first floor I will comment on the November 16 At first glance, the teader of the of the Parker Building. For the past issue. a_rticle was inclined to think that there three days the machines have not had First I am pleased and grateful for . was a connection between the stripper a supply of change for those of us who your role in more community aware-· and the Cello article. Perhaps your do not carry five dollars worth of change ness of the handicapped: Your article readers could have been better served in our pocket. The machines are the on Cello, the Hearing Ear Dog,· was · by having the relevant photo accom­ only means for changing a dollar. Not excellent. Since I am hear1ng 4mpaired · pany the article. another location dispenses change. mysett, it was especially meaningful to me: Not only was the photo a distrac- If the machine does not take a dollar bill, then the next step is to drop . I wish to comment about the adjacent photo of the coins into the slot. However, for those who do happen to have change deep male strippt3r and its proximity to the article. down in their pockets or purses, the machines have not accepted the lfurther.wishtocommentabol:itthe· · tion from a well-written, interesting ar-1 change. In some instances the ma­ adjacent photo of the male stripper and ticle, but it seemed inappropriate for chinesao not even return the candy bar you always see someone purchasing a K 1 & thefrontpageofthisexcellentnewspa- : orpotatochips'youselected,butgladly soda, a candy bar, or both a candy bar per that serves the Nova Community · keep your change or dollar bill, on and a s9(1a. Faculty members pur­ with the expertise that The Knight has those days when it does accept dollar chase four and five sodas at atime for evidenced. bills! each employee . iri their department. While I do not believe in censor- When your lucky day comes and Numerous students in the past few ..., _ , ship, I would hope that the serious you do have change, the machines days . have bec9me aggr,avated and , ~ !JI image we wish to project might tran- contain two Snickers bars and three complained .-about the machines. · scend the necessity for sensationalism bags of natural flavor potato chips. If the vending machine owners to which others of lesser perception Also, nearly every red light is lit on the enjoy receiving Nova's business and· might resort. soda machines, as if the machines would like to·continue to see a continu­ Again, I wish to commend your were saying, "Ha, Ha! You have ous flow of custo"mers ·and hear the journalistic efforts in our community, change, but you are not going to get a coins dropping into the machines, then and I always look forward to reading my · soda!" the machines must be stocked <;:laily copy_ of . The Knight. ~hank-you for I The only vending machi~es located and must coAtain change for dollar considering my suggestion. in Parker receive heavy business from ,-- students and faculty. bills. Melba Fletcher Whenever you walk by the vending Tracy Froebe! . ma. ·. . . Faculty, Department of Education machine room in the Parker building Knight Staff · . :

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The Knight is a bimonthly publication. Editor in Chief, Kevin Hawkins The opinions reflected in The The Knight reserves the right to All University members are encour­ Associate Editor, Jax Margo Knight do not speak for the Nova edit any published correspon­ agedto submit articles, editorials, per­ Assistant Associate Editor, Tracy Froebe! University administration, staff, or dence. sonals, or story ideas. Copy Editors, Julie Holland, Cc,1rolyn Pope faculty. Club Liaison, Zareefa Khan Persons who wish to withhold The Knight office is located on the Layout Editor, Jason Domasky Every individual speaks for him their names from the.public should second floor of the Edwin and Esther Assistant Layout Editor, Kimber Sharp or herself. The Knight is not re­ include this statement in the let­ Rosenthal Student Center, Room 208. Business Manager, Joel E. Natt sponsible for opinions of persons ter. The Knight Hotline is 452-1553. Senior Advisor, Christine Jackson ·associated with this publication. The editors will review this re­ Contributing Writers Contributing Writers The Knight staff reserves the quest and determine if printing the right to edit or to exclude any sto~ author's name will infringe on their Philip Fasso 111 Tracy Lamborn ries, advertisements, or bulletins right to privacy while respecting Melba Fletcher John Malouff due to space constraints. their right to be heard. Charles Hansley Ari Roloff If the name should not be with­ Owen Huntley Monica Puigsos Letters must ,be typed and held, the Knight reserves the right Chris Kehl Scott Vincent Vrabel signed. to print the letter. December 1992 The Knight Page 3 ... ( our huntble opinions)

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the male· offsprings who are permitted a scalding water . • IW.. I remember when one of my friends convert smokers, skinny people trying to short life in exchange for our more "meaty'' All this torture! Why? So humans can started telling me about a group called train fat people, and vegetarians trying to corpses. enjoy a "turkey wake"-excuse me- PETA: People for the Ethical Treatment of '1ix" meat eaters. All basic table conversa- Next, they shove us into a debeaking Thanksgiving or holiday dinner, and throw Animals. tion, but true. machine: this horrible creation of man our skeletons to the family dog. I heard about how PETA members -· I am told thpt because I eat meat I slices off the e_nds of our beaks with a hot Well, STUFF THIS: a Hubbard stood outside steakhouses across the na- endorse the torture of animals. Well, what wire. squash, a wild rice casserole , or a tofu pot tion, shoving pictures of "slaughtered" ani- about this? Take this two-question quiz Humans do not want blood on their pie. 9 mals against the windows for all the diners and weigh the odds. hands-STRAIGHTAWAY! So , they cau- to see. Obviously their goal was to disgust Are these vegetarians following the terize our beaks to stop the bleeding. Monica Puigsos is a member of People for the patrons. Vegetarian Handbook or are they really, Why do they do this to us? Because the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the As I mused over the stories my frien~ through ignorance and apathy, endorsing due to our unnatural environment, we may Animal Rights Foundation of South Florida. told me, I wondered where all this was needless slaughter? become neurotic and participate in canni- going on. It seemed most popular in the Let's take a cynic survey: balism. larger cities of California and New York, obviously where they let the lunatics run free. 1) How many of you vegetarians walk around with You see, those of us who survive are But then I remembered thc1t those are seasonally cold states. What did these people a Fendi, Gucci, or other designer purse or wallet taken to these really cramped "accommo- wear to keep warm? · thatcostsover$100? Whataboutasimplepairof dations." Here, we will spend the next four Ah ha-then it hit me! I am willing to bet there were all these "humanists" running Reebok sporting shoes? I know who you all are, so or five months of our short lives. We cannot around with their suede jackets, Reebok leather shoes, leather gloves and jackets, leather 'fess up! · stretch our wings or move freely. or suede handbags. Dare you respond that these things are not Sometimes, one of our cel1mates might No, these clothing items would never be made out of the poor bloody cows that PET A made out of the skin of cows and other animals you be dead for a few days before humans members now desecrated by shoving the graphic r;,ictures in those steakeaters' faces, profess to stand up for? Do you really believe that realize their odious mistake and remove the would they? your handbag or shoes were made from cows that fellow. Approximately eighty percent of I will say one thing, even if I get about 20 billion responses to this telling me I am wrong: were put to death humanely? "Toms"· die of heart failure ("round heart animals are not humans! They do not have the brain capacity to be humans, nor is there Next question: syndrome") due to duress, forced diet, poor any evidence to conclude that they desire to BE humans! 2.) How many vegetarians out there are wearing ventilation, or temperature control (PET A If they did, I would have a cow teaching me Ethics instead of Dr. Mulvey or Dr. make-up or perfume while reading this article? statistics, Fall '92). McNaron. Right? I mean, think about it: who would be more suitable to teach the course? Only a few cosmetic companies do not test on Then they take us in these uncomfort- I sometimes think these vegetarians have read far too many fables. Like they really animals. able wire cages to the slaughterhouse. believe that when humans aren't around, cows and chickens sit around reading the I will give you a hint: if I were a true animal What comes next is too repulsive for words: Sunday paper and gossiping. No, I don't think so! rights activist, I would not use cosmetics from '1he great turkey massacre." What do animals want out of life? Do we, as humans, really know? Cliniqueorthreequartersoftheotherbrandsfound Our throats are slit only to a degree; Do you think if chickens had their choice , they would spend an eighth of their day in every day in the grocery and drug stores . many of us are still conscious as we bleed some gym on the Stairmaster? Or do you think they would work ten hours at some idiot So all of you who pay more, and are to death or while they submerge us in job to afford an expensive pair of shoes? vegetarians are really getting less, that is, Anyonewhoownsacatcantellyouwhatanimalslove themost: eating IF you really believe in the causes you and sleeping. advertise. Give·an animal freedom to do whatever it wants, and it will eat and find Sacrificing animals so people can wear W©W& §J:JJ])JEW:r§ the same place to lay down and sleep day after day. bright red lipstick or have a Fendi pu rse to Well, let's see. What is a ch icken's favorite pleasure? Eating! A shove in everyone's face is pretty sick. chicken is cooped up in a cage, supplied an extreme amount of food, and One word permeates this argument: 15% OFFWITHNOVAI.D. when it is fat enough, "Ta-Dah," FRIED CHICKEN! HYPOCRISY. (EXCLUDING-SPECIALS) Ya, that sounds cruel, but are the chickens really living a bad life, WeareALLguilty.' Whatisthesolution considering THEIR point of view? A place to sleep, endless food-all the to our problem? Is it for us to stop eating ~ amenities of a "Chickutopia!" meat altogether? I doubt that will ever MONDAY 15 ¢ WINGS Sure, to a human being this process seems hideous. But we ARE happen. & ' 75 ¢ SLICE OF PIZZA humans! We need to stop the cru el methods of That's like me telling a bear that worms and grub are disgusting and I killing and injuring animals that we all en- TUESDAY 75¢ DRAFf BEER think it's inhumane that Mother Nature makes it eat that. "Here, Mr. Bear, dorse th rough our purchasing power. We NIGHT 32 SLICE PAITTY have some of my trench fries! They're better for you!" must support more humane methods of I see·the world of vegetarians as really weird: a subculture all its own , death if animals are to be killed. SPECIALS · PIZZAS AVAILABLE an elite group of novice followers struggling to find out who they are. The next time you go to a restaurant My favorites are the vegetarians who say eating fish and chicken isn't and order a salad and then yo'U consider really the same as eating actual meat farther up the food chain, such as making a disgusting face when you hear cows or lambs. the guy in back of you order a steak, check Oh! Now that's convenient, isn't it? Then they can bring in that old a couple of things first! argument about one of their past lives not having a gi)od time with red meat. Make sure you are not wearing make- Oh! It's the RED meat that bothers you? The different texture? I up or perfume, and check your wardrobe; thought you were against animal cruelty? we don't want any leather or suede apparel · OPEN Ya, I like chicken and fish too; you can prepare it so that it doesn't really signaling your true feelings. FAMILY-OWNED AND RUN · resemble meat and then you can fool yourself! Neat trick! Andjust rem~mberthose starvi.og chil- llAM All 1his brings me to the concept of animal rights. Killing animals for . dreh in Africa who don't have' the chJoice of PHONE: 587-9447 TO food vs . killing animals for no good reason. throwing away foods they don't wan\ They Located on the Southeast Comer of People like meat but:they.don't agree wit:h the way animals are killed. would certainly consider vegetarians the 11 PM If the animals were killed humanely, we'd all be able to swallow a little easier. ultimate squanderers! $ Davie Rd. and Griffin All these instances with PETA and simi_lar radicals show the argument ~ I -4620 D · Rd D · · I has surpasse? its origi~al intenti0ns. Eve~one has forgotten that we .. are Kimber Shar~ enjoys a rare bu'.'.alo steak av1e · av1e, 33314, supposed to find a humane way to deal with these messy "problems. after her days endurance of sk11ng on the Instead it has tumed into an all-out brawl with non-smokers trying to slopes of Steamboat, Colorado. - Page4 The Knight.. December 1992

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1 ,,.. i,',,\ 11ii' '"";11\ ,;ll lllllll~lliuftlmi;Jii ' lblltialftl1llm1111111111illlfflnllfflNmlllllllfflll'l~~n ",mlf,ll~Il !li, I-· - . ' \ '- 11 \ If you would like to take Nova viewbooks and applications to , . · your friends or high school when you go home for the holidays, ' ·!1 stop in the Admissions Office, Parker 100 . . . Ir' ,-· ··1· T~ - ·· · 1 _. .,' - 'I' I JI '··· " I • I it;; c,· li\.\i.,1 ~ii,' }.(\t l~J~.11//!.i... ;;,.\i: \I Jl ,;;il(.ll\:l\!.,;:,. .11 .. iii llL - I ·ii. ,I,. . :~_.. ,,, December 1992 The Knight PageS c I u b .h O u s e .,.s ~r-Z~f.s .... PERKINS CONTEST WINNER SELECTED BOOK EXCHANGE HERE AT LAST .. ·A $100 meal card was awarded to Nova College's Student Gov­ l Peggy Hess, Financial Operations, for ernment Association has begun "-' h~r winning entry in the Perkins Con­ their long-awaited book exchange. @~~~~ test. Between November 30 and Janu­ To all stud11nta wllo•va paid th•i;. laan. current The Bursar's Office would like to ary 17, SGA will work an Happy 'l'hank89ivinq to you thank all those who participated in the intercollegiate book exchange. .Anct your taailiu. \ contest. Selection of the winning entry was Students with books to sell can Nova dHply appreciataa your a difficult task. The judges designated go to the office of Student Life, K..pin9 p.,.Jtins and HDSL loans up-to-dat•. Fay Decker as runner~up; Elizabeth located ·in the Rosenthal Student $u...1y, it ia Jcnavn bav it · Fields and Carol Ann Peskin received Center. A simple data entry form is Giv•• new stud11nta the same ' opportunity honorable mentions. required with the one dollar fee. In CJ•ttinq an education. Once you complete the for!Tl, V uy via• ia the barrover wlla Jcnawa the SGAwill addyournametotheirlist. BIG BIRD SAYS .... L.;,artanca o~ kaepinq tb•ir Lists will be posted in the Dining NoSL and Perkin laana curr.ant and Hall, on the SGA board in the Parker listen to WNKR and G....aatly it ia appreciated by new stud11nts. . f . , buildi.ng, and in the Mailman-Holly- Wln ree pizzas. . woon building. 1 ':'=::s. '°" When you need a book, simply ~~ = check the list, call the owner, and The Student Body ·~~- determineaprice.lfyousellabook, , Nova University ~~ 1 . · . ~ . all you need to do is remove your . i'l( I. ------. Iname by filling out a data removal ., ~-t \ • -i' 101.] Cable FM form in the Student Life office. 1 '; ~~~:11- ' ..- ~1--.~-~ ""' ....~·;,, .1·it/::--! I,)..~~ - \· ~~ I ~~~··1 @" .:\i,· ·~ ::v~· .....-::·<,~ - . 'O.:.: d ;... : -::· .. ~' ~11,~ . I- . ·, ' .. ~ "'' '""±-~· ;.·:: ,,· /..:,."'' ~. ..,:. " . ~ . _:1."'.4-~-.! ~ . ._ • • "• •_._.:. ·: . 9 ~ •. r / ' s, • I I _--, CONGRATULATIONS ROBERT GARDNER! • (/ Oj CONGRATULATIONS ROBERT GARDNER! ~ LIFI AT NOVA BEFORE CAMPUS ACTIVITIIS IOAID CONGRATULATIONS .ROBERT GARDNER! ~ ~ CONGRATULATIONS ROBERT GARDNER! s• --J·'...~ ~·'.· ... :·.,!~-::'. . . ' •;. ... . -~ ' ! . • • \ ,t :, ...... •. .!) . ' t' • . . l . . .. . '·.· ··- \ y ,,_= _.:,, () lj t -j ' / . •-10•,, ·; .."''•' 1•J. •••....,. rt:, ,;, I• ,....,.iY". MAKE YOUR MARK AT THE . ~ I ]Robert Gardner won our November drawing. He is the .: ~· lJ -· 11lZ11tO SOAfe'Z) r proud owner of a signed and mnnbered limited edition _l) tt }: lithograph, generously donated by Cambridge W • Exchanse Ltd of Pompano Beach: "Un :Wgar Privado" 1'A1e71/, . ' ::: by Adam valued at $450. Robert wil] be registering the = •. • artwork Wlder his name with the US. Museum and , ' ·.·. "ANUAIV t AT ARROWHEAD ~ ~ • . Gallery An::hivesin Washington, D.C. •.. t PM TO I AM 4- ' ;,,...... ,, ' WEAi YOUR WHITE T-SHIRT AND Jw. , ,,': ~=---.:r.: ,,:. . ~ -:::·~ .•-... • j:·;·: r...,.-- ..... D ~ ''!..~•-- '° , ••••• .. ·~· -ft-· ~..I' • , .... JJ,. ,. ., .L_J. ,,!) C.A.B. WILL SUPPLY THE PENS!! Cl 9.:·.. , • .. --

Page 6 ---re The Knight 16 November 1992 FOCUS on the NoVa Student .Student Health The Gold Poll Res.nits John Malouff, Ph.D., J.D. of certain health behaviors. For in­ stance, one student started flossing Circle" Recently, about a hundred Nova her teeth daily after taking a c_ourse in students completed a research ques­ health psychology where that behavior Kevin Hawkins tionnaire dealing with improvements in was discussed. their health habits. For many Nova students, scholar­ The explanations of the students . 4. A model of positive health habits set ship funds and Federal loans pave the about what led them.to improve a health by people close to you, such as a road of education. Emergency loans behavior, such as wearing a seatbelt or girlfriend or boyfriend who wears smooth the rough spots. quitting smoking, suggest that if you seatbelts. Since 1985 the Gold Circle of Nova improve a health behavior . it will be University has helped Nova students ~ because of one or more of the following 5. Economic incentives, such as avoid-1 with both scholarships and emergency eight influences: ing the cost of cigarettes. loans. All Nova students are eligible for 1. Motivation provided by experiencing 6. A desire to look or feel better. Many the emergency loan. Gold Circle schol­ or observing illnesses or injuries that students increased their physical activ­ arships are based on academic could have-been avoided. ity level for this reason. achievement and financial need. The For example, a student stopped funds are provided from a most unique drinking because being drunk contrib­ 7. Setting a goal to improve or maintain endowment. process has been streamlined for stu­ uted to her being sexually assaulted. your health. For example, a student As they presently stand, the Gold dents' ease. Many students started wearing red.uced her sun exposure in order to Circle scholarship and loan endow­ "Once someone becomes a stu­ ments are fully self-generative systems. dent [at Nova], they are part of the A student stopped drinking because being drunk Interest from each endowment is institution. By the time they need an shuttled into operating funds provided emergency loan, they've already been contributed to her being sexually assaulted. for students' use. hassled," Goldstein comments. "We A portion of each endowment's in­ make it [the loan] reasonable, we're seatbelts after learning that someone avoid premature aging of her skin. terest is retained to allow for inflation. trying to help you out." close to them had been injured in an The contributions and monies raised The loan process has been so de­ auto accident. 8. Motivation created by a change in through the efforts of the Gold Circle bureaucratized that a student in need circumstances. For example, a stu- are added to the principle of each. en­ of an emergency loan can have a loan

2. Encouragement from others close dent started eating more healthful food dowment. check cut for them upon request, as ~ to you to improve a certain health habit. when he became a father and saw As the amount in each endowment long as the funds are available. For example, many students stopped himself as responsible for his child's grows, sodoeseachoperatingfund. At The emergency fund's aim, smoking for this reason. upbringing. 9 rio time is the principle of either endow- Goldstein maintains, is for a student to ·,. ment subject to withdrawal. leave having had their problem handled. 3. Information provided by others, the Dr. John Malouff is an assistant profes- The scholarship endowment now To apply for the loan, a student media, or classes regarding the effects sor of psychology at Nova College. totals $193,000, and the loan endow­ must contact the Financial Aid office in ment equals $103,000. Since 1986, Parker Building at Nova's Main Cam­ the Gold Circle has donated $206,000 pus. Applicants must complete a prom­ in scholarships. issory note obliging them to pay back The emergency loan fund has the loan, and the small servicing fee, worked to the power of $221, 000 off the before the end of each school term (90 interest of a $50,000 operating account. days). To date, roughly 610 students have The emergency loan can be col­ benefitted from the emergency loan lected from expected financial aid mon­ fund. ies, freeing students from extra paper­ According to Dr. Stephen work, money shuffling or check-writ­ Goldstein, the initial promoter of the ing. Gold Circle emergency loan, the loan Problems with repayment of the ------,...__------, emergency loan have been minor. The Broward County office of a The qualified student must be able Some students use the emergency fund '.j Texas-based corporation is looking for ~e ~ to provide his/her own transportation to frequently.. Only a few students have an Administrative Assistant. This is a and from work and must have a Col­ lied about their emergency need or part-time student position under the off­ JC> I~ lege Work Study award. leave their debt unpaid. campus College Work Study Program. The pay rate for this position is Graduate student Julie Albright took Job duties include general office source directory. $6.00 per hour. out a first loan some weeks ago. "We're ' .j administration, assisting with the re­ Qualifications required are previ­ Interested students should contact lucky to have this emergency fm1d. ll view and update of Caribbean logistics ous office experience, an excellent Karen Smith. in the Student Employ­ has helped a lot of people." 9 '· ' study, drafting and editing articles for a command of the written English lan­ ment Office, Parker Building, Room newsletter, working with training vid­ guage, and a thorough knowledge of 312, for more information or an inter­ Kevin Hawkins is the editor-in-chief of ' eos, and updating and printing a re- Word Perfect 5.1. view. The Knight. ~ - December 1992 The Knight Page7

The Nova Doldrums- - NoV"a. Chris Kehl spirits in cases and bottles. This is yet another way to Yes,. it's that time again at Nova University spend your time. where people get sick at the drop of a hat and The only problem with Briefs Chemistry teachers start looking like Bram Stroke r's this is remembering rendition of a daylight vampire. whether or not it was your German Aunt Hilda who Just before Thanksgiving and Christmas, col­ was dressed as Santa this year. Alamo Offers Student Employment lege students getthat Davie droopy-eye hounddog These people spend their holidays trying to look. They start fantasizing not of. sugar plums or purge themselves of a semester of knowledge to Alamo Rent A Car is easing the job market crunch on Hanukkah Harry bringing them presents, but of the make room for more next semester. Though these college students. Whife many companies struggle with a simple warmth of friends at home and time off. people are my friends, I know that this is not how mandate to downsize staffs in the current economy, Alamo With this in mind I wish give you all different I would spend my time. has begun implementing a new management training pro­ perspective on how to spend the upcoming holi­ If I wanted to purge myself of anything here at gram for college students. days. Nova it would definitely be the cafeteria pasta with "Going Places" offers students a number of lucrative Thanks to Jax Margo, the Associate Editor, meat sauce I had yesterday. benefits, including flexible part-time hours scheduled to and his overwhelming schedule of cutting class Another holiday option is to stay on campus for accomodate a student's course load; fl.ill-time employment and DJ badgering, l have been allowed to en­ the holidays and have your significant others come during summer and holiday periods; and opportunities for lighten you all with a little holiday decision analysis. to you. Ahhh, but we all know how fun the Nova full time permanent employment following graduation. First let us take the traditional view. Our first campus life is during schooL Try and figure out a For further details contact Kathy Bradley of Alamo Rent image p a t h A Car at (305) 527-4175. goes to a Just before Thanksgiving and Christmas, college around time of the cob­ families students get that Davie droopy-eye hounddog look. webs together and car- Nova Students Invited to 1993 Celebrity Series near the fireplace roasting chestnuts and throwing casses after December 1 Oth. away our savings on presents. The problem with staying on campus this year The 1993 Celebrity Series: South Florida's premier This seems fine for the four people in Florida is that, according to the governing power!; of the series featuring nationally and internationally re­ who own a fireplace and a bank account that Rosenthal Student Center, our cafeteria will be nowned guest artists performing the finest music from the doesn't resemble the more pristine cliffs of the closed. That would force us to go out and buy stock classical repertoire. Grand Canyon. Unfortunately this is not me this in Hot-n-Now, a fate worse than death itself. year. It's even worse than hoping that we could Tuesday, January 5 and Wednesday, January 6 To those who still continue in the haphazard incorporate alcohol into school functions, as the . . d . • ...... fun of putting up a tree or candle lighting, I envy you Law School has done since its arrival on our Adn rew L1tton, con ucting I ; ii ii ii I ii all to an extent You have a different holiday spirit esteemed "dry campus". Not that we undergradu­ Peter Frankl, piano ~-( \:j j - from others I know. ates are bitter or anything. BARTOK: Piano Concerto No. 3 ~ Some friends of mine are into the spirit of the TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 3 • holidays too much- so much that they buy their WAGNER: Overture to The Flying Dutchman A

~ Tickets are $3.00 each with a Student I.D., and- need to be purchased a minimum of 5 working days prior to the date .; of the show . .; Any NOVA student interested in attending either of .; these should contact Kristin Pebley at (305) 452- .; 4781 or stop by the Student Life Office on the first floor of .; Nova University's Rosenthal Student Center . .; NOVA BOOiiS has· great gift ideas! .; S_cholarship Opportunities in Mathematics or the Natu­ Nova T-Shirts & Sweats (including all-new Law ral Sciences School styles), hats, glassware, and children's ./ The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and the Exc.eJ­ clothes! We also have holiday gift books at ~0-60.Yo off, lence in Education Foundation has created a scholars~p ./ program to encourage students to enter careers in math­ 1.993 appointment books and calendars, Cross pens .; ematics, the natural sciences, or an eligible engineering with the Nova Logo, discipline. and more! .; Scholarships are awarded to students who are sopho­ mores or juniors during the 1992-93 academic year, who cJld/-gxJXJJ cJlfJ1ffDd/-- This pops into your mind book was thrown to­ that is not related to business and making a in attitude? because aside from the few gether haphazardly profit. It is almost as if she is trying to prove to pictures of Madonna with film in a sleazy market­ Why all this suddenness in trying to · herself, by checking the sales of SEX and "guests,n all the pictures are ing ploy to rip-off show her overt sexuality? She forces it on her other mediums, that.she is still sexy and of her doing "boring" things: consumers once the public like a spoon of baby food shoved desired by the forever salivating public. Madonna naked at a win­ again. into the face of a small child who isn't This is Madonna's style of mid-life cri­ dow, Madonna sitting nude Other tracks hungry. sis, and it is proving to be the most boring on a floor, Madonna in about on the album show ., Yes, Madonna's overwhelming suc­ sispect of her career. .9 20 different poses, but none Madonna's regres­ cess is due to her play on the world taboo of ferociously interesting. sion. Her scream­ , sex. However, she has never taken such a Kimber Sharp is appalled at the gullibility of Basically you pay to ing of "Bitch!" and dive this steep. the media-saturated masses; Madonna is satisfy your curiosity of wha1 the loud shattering It should be noted that Madonna had just the tip of the iceberg. is contained on a few of the of a glass in one pages, not caring to con­ song shows her ju­ template them. venile state of mind Also, the book was ob· when it comes to - -> viously constructed as a sleazy marketing strategy. It remembering past "lovers." was apparent to me that it was cheaply made. One might think she is talking NO COVER! Within two weeks of purchase, with NO excessive to actress Robin Wright, who re­ Mens Nite manhandling, my friend's book had altogether fallen cently celebrated a childbirth with apart! Madonna's ex-husband, Sean The aluminum sheets came right off. The paper Penn. was not high-quality and oil and dirt just stuck like glue. Otherwise, her anger could The spiral also seemed easily bent and low-grade. possibly be said to direct itself to IHE 801 IOMLESS i'tua The sponsors of the book, such as Maverick, Inc. Annette Benning, Warren Beatty's (Madonna's own label, I might add), were quick to point leading lady, who also just be­ out that the style of SEX is not unlike the popular Robert came the mother of Beatty's child. Mapplethorpe's compendiums of photographs. Beatty is another former lover of However, Mapplethorpe's style is truly artistic and Madonna's. can't be measured by way of counting the gasps when Her "movie" is due out soon: people flip through the pages. "Body Of Evidence." This is funda­ Mapplethorpe puttime and study into his books, an mentally a remake of last year's Purchase a 10 oz D.J. Mug · PETES COUNTRY K1.TCllEN avant-garde style that took many years to perfect and sexy thriller, "Basic Instinct." for $2.50 and refill it for FREE. ~ ~:~ - Opcn4:00-ll:OO clarify. · _ Again, it will have a scantily­ Same Time, Same Place, ~ . 5 a I -\..-l!~ :~ Friday & Saturday But here comes Madonna, who has a long track clad Madonna acting as her usual Same Mug, every Wednesday. 4:00- 12.00 record of stealing the ideas and beliefs of others, and and typecast role: the sultry, weird quickly gaining recognition for them as if they were her woman who is really sexy. Maybe . own. this is why Madonna cannot be DAVIE JUNCTION For example, Madonna.made millions on the clothes taken seriously as an actress. 6311 s.w. 4Sth Stnet (Onqe Dllft) •a.-~ la Grlfa Wenena Wear) • (305) 791·7501 she wore circa Like A Virgin. However, one might add She refuses most roles that that she clumsily or greedily forgot to give credit to the come her way that don't make her original designer, Erica Bell. appear glamorous. SEX also contains those few ''pseudo-literary and erotic" inserts. These are included to justify the book as an expensive and easily accessible masturbatory manual. ~~ J\r~~ ~ . ~ EROTICA-the new Madonna album, out just in time for __. the Christmas holidays. STUDENT MARKETING MANAGER Did anyone ever stop to realize that 'Erotica,' the Outgoing, salBS oriented student needed 5 ~ .. tor markeling/promolion position. 1:11; ... ,,~,... single, is an exact duplicate of 'Justify My Love?' Learn management skills and marketing ..c.a"'"l There are the same non-stop drone signals coming strategies while Implementing ~w , ~ ~ on-campus promotions. Excellent pay. ~ ..ttl'r Bop 1il Ymt Drop ~11,.~a from some cheap drum machine; no doubt it isn't a real Flexible hours. All work on campus. 9 band. Then there is a chorus that is sung in a high pitch, AMERICAN PASSAGE MEDIA CORPORATION llf . over and over, "Erotic-Erotic-Put your hands all over my 215 West Harrison body-Erotic .... " Seallle, WA 98119·4107 Then you hear Madonna speaking, not singing, little . For more information, DAVIE JONqlON phrases like,nOnly the one that hurts you can make you call the Event Marketing department today: feel better.n As if she is some wise old woman. (800) 359-6676 x4103 $1.00 Beer & Bar Drinks What's the deal with the video? Last Christmas Madonna came out with the Justify My Love video, 8311 4Sda S..... •:a.Tie• (305) 791-7501 undauntedly labeled obscene by MTV. s.w. IF they can't show Justify My Love, how come they 0 - December 1992 The Knight Page._9 A Prince Amo,ng· Thieves. . . The Knight's Arts Section .' . .., ""S . . ..l ' lff, .. . ··- ~.rte• • • , ' • . 'I er

when he attended a screening of the movie on Sunday, the audience seemed . S p e a k s more· interested in imal5'zing· the correctness of the movie with statements of, "I can remember when that happened;'' . . · ...... Mt. $plain feels th~t the movie would have been ari even greater success if . .Credits: Denzel Washington (Malcolm X), Angela Bassett (Betty Saunder's'. -' : iliere had been more ach.i°al footage ofthe man, Malcolm X, as recorded in official .. Malcolm's wife), Based on the book, The Autobjography of Malcolm X;_as told history. Mr. Splain expressed, "There needs to be a bettervisualization·of offictal t~ Alex H~~[' P;-c~b~ ~arvin ~orth andwke Lee Di'.°cted b~~e lee ~umentation regarding Mak:olm X and . h;a expk>~s within o~r ~istory to · . · ,

Rating ...... < (~1ve stars,9n a four ~tar system. Excellent!} .. ; ' .. ' ,_;·...... ' One·must remember that Malcolm· x was a pnnce . . "A stunningdr~·ma1"· , ~ -. , *. *:·... · : .. :/. *.. "'.·.'.... .among thieves, :alight Within ·darkness. : . , ,,. . "A powerful·ep1c!".c:: , T , . . ,, .. . . . These are the·only phrases wnich could possibly express.thefgratification the . ·compensate those who may .not know the story of Mal.GOl~:·.X, ·si:JQh as-myself .." . ·· -. . reviewe~ .f-eels affer viewing Spike Lee's newest creatron. When- I wrote my last Mr. Splain comment~ that many people who attend this movie ·rnay"-be too . review, I said ,tiat ttie Oscar. race began with Sarafina! • ·, , · · · · • .. young, or even too un- .' ; . · .• informed to appreciate ··· ·.. .. /;-'\: / / . ..' · · Well, the·- race ends-with Malcolm X, a definite Oscar winner. · the powerft,d ,ramifica- . · · 'tions of :this picture,

. " -. . - . Thaf .is' why there is a .· _: J . need foF f~ctu,al ,y~lida-;,, . "It is not a·bO·Ut a·racial ';ssue bufit is atiout ' ,tjon., ...... · . ·• . · · : , ... ,. •... ; ;,, · ··: ·· · · : · ·• '· · • -~, · · ·Mt.Splain, overall, e,xpressed··gteat'plea· :::·:: ·· .... ;. ·H ;' ..-; f!dUc~_t,ng tHe ,gn.orance w1th1,n SOCie!Y·: .·.; . ' , s.ure .. ~n . ,; wat~hj1119 __ : .. - Malcolm -X. The two\: ;.' . . . . - . . students I questioned were frorh different ra-::· .~ . -. , : ..: ...... · .' .In ~y,opiniop, this movie is the most stirring.epic si!)cethe mifli;~~rie~;--Roots, , cjalbaci; ,. :".:·point'ofdebate,thebestworkthatSpikeLeehaseverconsfri~ct¢'&"-;; . ./. , .... _As the movie be.-· : gins,we:f0llo~~aloolm ·i~· :- . <: :' .•. .' · ;,_ Before I went into:the filrn. I had the pleasure and opportµrifty tQ qu~stion ... through his childhood : ' ihto young -'adulthodd. · . . . . . _: · ~o-me of the film patron.s who· were exiting the earlier screeniflg of th!::l.fiJm. · .:· As we view the.film, we are 'drawn in' emotion·- The words "Spectacutar.!", "Awesome!", "Worth the money!'\ and 1il am going ally to the hardship that Malcolm had to endure growing l:.ip as· a. child. to go see it again!" were uttered more thai:i once by numero1:ts individuals.I questioned. But as quickly as it comes, the sadness of oppression is replaced with pride :· Tworeactionstothefilmwe,reexpressedbyfellow'NovaUniversitystudents, . as we watchMalcolm ascend into the realm of leadership within the natior'vdf : Stan Zamora, a junior, and Russell Splain, a freshman. Mr. Zamora stated, Islam, with the world. as his background. · "Spike Lee created the epic Malcolm Xto enlighten and to educate the mass.es, While jealously seems to be the ultimate sword that slew this great leader, · black or White alike. one cannot forget that man is not perfect. While the death of Malcolm X is a . ·It is ·not about a racial issue, but. it is about educating the ignorance within tragedy never to be forgotten, one must also remember that Maleblm X was a s~ciety.''. lncontr~st, whileMr.-Splair1.enjoyedthemovieenoughtogoseeittwice, prince among thieves, a light within darkness. ·. . G his sentiments· differed somewhat compared to Mr. Zamora. · . ·· M;r. Splain ,pointed out tt:,at when he attended a screening of the movie on Owen Huntley, a./<.a. The Surfer, is a contributing Knight commentator. ."The Friday, ,the ~udience clapped to show their seal of approval of the film. However, Surfer. Speaks" is·a C<;>luinn where he will be revif]wing aspects of the· arts and · ent~rtai,nment field. . His opinions and statements are entirely his- owf.1.

ing by Leonard Nimoy, or the infa­ Romancing the mous Bobby Vinton album, Listen to my Polka, Dammit. Chainsaw Fortunately, Earn Great Cash! (D.C.) has a good sense of humor, · Ari Roloff and it shows in their music. D.C. describes their efforts as "music for Daisy C.hainsaw's first album people without friends." And you · A Firestone Promotion . Eleventeen, premiered last October to won't have any friends if you play throngs of maddened crowds. Millions Eleventeen for your friends one Door to Door Sales waited in line just to catch a glimpse of time too often. the album cover .. Okay, I can't say it It's not that the music isn't cre­ For Both Residental and Business was an extremely eagerly awaited pro- ative. It's definitely different and duction such as Guns N Roses Use interesting. However, you couldn't GREAT JOB FOR STUDENTS Your fllusion. Perhaps it wasn't as ea- listen to Eleventeen on a regular '° gerly awaited as the basis any more Earn $9.00 per hour and, recent re lease of than you could sniff up to $425:00 per week Montovani's Greatest glue and shave Hits, or Liberace's Post- your cat. In· fact, humous Candelabra . you might-be able Classics. to sniff glue and For More.Information Call But Eleventeenhas certainly fared better · 1-800-998-2886 . ... Includes: HOPE YOUR DREAMS See CHAINSAW than say Poetry Read- liil COME lRUE, I FEEL INSANE, AND ~ DOG Willi SHARPER TEETH on page 10 Page 10 The Knight December 1992 - Tragedy, Cacophony, and Cat Shaving 4".

Fiction by Philip Fasso Ill To be in each other's arms after all Ii-these years brought back the utmost The Christmas tree looked perfect, the balls all hanging in perfect balance, sweet memories. The feelings were each popcorn string placed immacu­ still there and both of them knew it. lately. Thomas assured himself that he Where would it lead? he wondered, as had created himself a genuine piece of they held each other. art. Trioiry As the song approached the solo, . he was admiring his masterpiece she brought his ear to her mouth and when the doorbell rang. His parents . timidly whispered, "I have tuberculo- were not expectedforanothertwodays, sis." and they never showed up early for He lunged back, pushing her away. "What do you mean?" ,...,,.,.___ · anything. - His curiosity was piqued as he came a half "Please don't yell at me." · Tears never to the door. The face he saw upon yea r s poured down from her eyes. "I'd expect been opening it stunned him. since the / ~--:-- -;-_;, it from the others, but not from you." the same He had not seen Marie in two and abortion. "Oh my God, I'm sorry.'' His voice without He stood lost all its anger and took on a shade of you. It killed shame. there awe- me when you struck, his heart "I don't understand. How? Why? Chainsaw left." Why you?" in his throat. They stood Continued from page 9 "Hello, Tho- "It doesn't matter. Thomas, I'm there, lost in each going to get sick soon and I need you to mas," Marie said, a~.~. other's eyes. "But shave your cat on a more regular basis pale smile on her face. /;/~ take care of me." where are my manners? than you could stand listening to "Marie!" he ex: ~ "I don't know if I can handle that," Come and sit down." Eleventeen. It's my opinion that part of claimed, grabbing her in his ' ·· · he sobbed, his eyes now tearing. He "The abortion was too the album was, in fact, made while arms and swinging her tilted his head down. much to handle," Marie said, ,..._- shaving a cat. around the room, forgetting 'Thomas," she said, raising his chin sipping her Asti Spumante. On the good side, Eleventeen, is about her bad back. "What are and deadlocking his eyes, "I don't want "When they tore that baby out of interesting new music and with future you doing here?" he asked, putting to die alone. To die isn't so bad, but me, they were tearing you out of refinement Q.C. may even produce lis" her down. don't make me bleed in loneliness. me." God, don't make me die alone." tenable, long-lasting music. Ill wanted to talk. How's your lifeL....J "And you let it tear us apart. I He kissed her forehead. What does D.C. sound like? Well, going?" didn'twantyoutogothroughthatalone. "We would have named our daugh­ kinda like Adam Ant caught in a giant His mood changed, and he was God, I wanted to be there for you." ter Trinity," he said, taking her in his lawnmower, or maybe that same cat suddenly humble. "Marie, my life's "I didn't want to hurt you." arms. going through electro-shock therapy. "You hurt me when you took the "Trinity," she said, feeling safe again Hell, both examples would be worthwhile music that doesn't unhinge itself. door." His lips fell into a dumb, wide entertainmentatleastonce,andsoisEleventeen. D.C.'smusiccomesfromthesame smile. "But hey, you're here at last. .~ I believe D.C.'s music would be genre as Sonic Youth (which does the now." best used for the rites ofDionysus. Espe- same thing, only better) and the "Do you stilJ listen to cially the part where the maddened revellers Sugarcubes (which is easier to listen Queen?" begin to tear the body of the drunken god apart. to): The band needs to recombine their basic "Of course." His smile wid- D .C. debuted with the E.P. Lovesick message of wild-thrashy cacophonous vi bra- ened. "I've got a song for you." Ple?J,sure, and their music has contin- tion into a more groovable 'I can hang with this He rushed to the CD player ued in the same discordant vein. Their music for a while'_kind of thing. and popped in The Game, song first single, Love your money, made its Daisy Chainsaw is innovative and in- number eight. "Care to dance?" way to #1 in the independent telligent. The group could go places. I like he asked, pressing play. charts and fared equally well in the U.S .. Their Eleven teen. It's unique, fresh, and ere- "I'd love to," she said as Sail second single , Pink Flower, proves the band's alive-but so is a blender filled with raw Away, Sweet Sister played. ability to produce some decent New Wave oysters and strawberry jam. G EURAIL YOUTH PASS 1991 1993 Age Limit under 26, 2nd Class. 1 MONTH $470 $508 2259 S. 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Scott Vincent Vrabel mas Rongen. "Lynn plays great de­ How Come They Don't fense and Alfonso (Lynn's goalie) is For the sixth consecutive season, one of the best around, but if we had the Knights failed to make it out of the capitalized on at least one of those • >I<•yr Anymore? first round of District play, when they chances, I am confident that the out­ Tracy Lamborn sports. fell to Lynn University on Wednes- come would have been different." In high school, students do not day, November 4, .2-0. Lea Oxley scored the first ffi Many students were active in high always find it necessary to work, so The game was played · · Lynn goal at 41 :00. Richard school. Why do these students not they are able to handle school and before a rowdy crowd of Hasse scored the second play sports in college? sports. about five hundred, goal at 70:00. Many may think that students do Thirty percent of those surveyed that included sup­ N0va finishes not play simply because they feel they responded that they do not play sports porters from both their season with cannot participate on that level. How­ in college because their studies now · · universities. a mark of 11- . ever1 those who excelled in high school have more importance. N o v a 5-3. Lynn athleties · do not . g0 on to collegiate ended (16-3)' In high school, students seem to what goes on Collegiate sports are time-consuming and usually t O · take away -from the s-tudent~s-study time. had play turned .fhewin~ sports for a variety .of reasons. ' into a n·er' of St. take their schoolwor¥ and grades more I gave a questionnaire to ten col­ "miracle" Thomas ·and. . lightly, than when t~ey enter college. l~ge students, not involved in sports, ·to College requir.es nwre work. second-half North Fit:>ridafor ~.1$C?ver what,sports they had played A student must spend more time season, that saw the District 7 -'~.·hl'gh school and why they had de­ preparing for classes and deadlines. the team go nine con­ Crown. . Collegiate sports are time-consuming secutive games without Nova will lose three- c1ded not to play them in: college. and usually take away from the a loss. players to graduation 'this · ·. . The results revealed that lack of Going into the District 1 spring. They a·re Mike Kraus - tl~~was_a~ajorreason'. Forty percent student's study time. playoffs, Nova "drew" Lynn by and Alex Acosta, who have been s~ud that 1nvolyement with sports would For example, a girl who plays vol­ virtue of their #4 district seeding. two of the top players,here through- · tak_e up t<:>0 much of' their time. leyball for Miami-Dade Community Lynn was the district's #1 seed, and out their collegiate careers. : : M,"ny,colle,g~studentsneedtowork College, spent ten days in California for also is ranked #2 in the nation. Philip Salvagio will also graduate, f~r _living · a~d other expenses. It is The Nova University Knights came and has played a number of important · difficult . to JU~gle college, work, and See SURVEY on page 12 out of the blocks early, almost dominat­ roles for Nova, both in the goal and on · ., ing play for the majority of the first half. defense. - ~-. -~ . . ,, . ~~, J:;~~a Men's Basketball Missed scoring opportunities was the "I think we surprised a number of - · ::.. ~" key in the early going as Nova failed to people by the way that we played in the . { j ' r Nova University failed to win their convert on a number of scoring second half of the season," said - ~ opening game, in front of a home­ chances. Rongen. ~,,& crowd of 220 fans, Friday· night. Nova "Normally, we would have come "We hope to build on some of the :I jt·· · t · . l.- · '!""~ lost tb Brewton-P~rker College (GA), out of the first 20 minutes of that game success we enjoyed towards the end • . . a 80-73. with maybe two goals and surely, at and bring in new recruits that should be Brewton-Parker dominated the first least one," said Nova Head C0c:1ch Tho- able to help our program." 0 half of play, taking a 42-20 lead into the locker room. Nova played gallantly in (As reported by Charles Hansley) The Spor~s the second haH, outscoring the Wild­ cats of Brewton-Parker, 53-38. Men's Golf Information Department Two contestants participated in the $5,000 halftime shootout, but each The Knights men's golf team cap­ Championship. Golf Coach Dennis son on a disappointing note, losing to failed to win the big prize. The contest tured the Florida Sun Cont erence Golf Dannacher was also named FSC Flagler College (St. Augustine) in three will take place at all horn~ games this Championships over the weekend, Coach of the Year, for the second con­ straight games, 8-15, 9-15 and 13-15. season or until someone wins the grand scoring 924 in the 54-hole Tourna­ secutive year. The loss took place at the NAIA prize. ment. So far in 92-93, Nova has captured District 7 Championships, held at the Nova's next home game will be Nova freshman Chris Barber was the FSC Titles in men's soccer and University of North Florida in Jackson­ Monday, November 30, when Eckerd the medalist, scoring 230. Senior Dave men's golf. Volleyball was one match ville. College comes t~ Gforia-Dei Gymna­ Schuster finished in second with 233, away from the title but fell in the cham­ North Florida went on to defeat sium at 7:30 p.m. O junior tv1ike Choma was tied for third pionship match to Flagler College. Flagler, capturing the District Title. with 236, and senior Gary Lagden tied Flagler had Nova's "number'' through­ Charles Hansley reports from the Sports for fifth with 238. Women's Volleyball out the 92 season, beating Nova four Information Department, and his up­ This is Nova's second consecutive straight times. Nova ends their season dates can be found on-line in Nova,. FSC (Florida Sun Conference) Golf The Lady Knights ended their sea- with a 16-14 mark. University's Polaris computer system. . ' ~ ~ ' ~ ' ...... ' " .. •' ' - Page 12 -The Knight December 1992

:~ . ..._i_g~t .~P Doldrunis S ·· ·· u r v e . y Continued from page 7 Continued from page 11 Some college teams set higher standards than those of a high school team. An average athlete would find it difficult AU potshots aside I finally bring us to ·· a team tournament. She also spends at least three hours in to compete on the college level. · the more modern Maccauley Culkind ver­ practice time every day. The standards also vary, depending on the school. For . sion of the winter holidays. Students stay One woman, a former high school cheerleader, was example, it would be much easier· for a guy to make the home and their families leave them behind. asked why she was not cheering in college. She answered, football team at a community college than at the University The important, thing to remember, "Because cheerleading is not something that I will pursue as of Miami, considering that the team plays semi-professional 1 Moms and Dads, is to pay the home owners a career." ball. insurance before departing for New In high school, sports are played as a hobby or just for Also, a large percentage of college athletes have re­

{; ~ . Zealand. · enjoyment. Many athletes in college plan on pursuing their ceived a scholarship to play a specified sport. Students may This type of holiday is essentially, "The sport as a career. They are willing t<;>" sacrifice the time feel they are not good enough ifthey have not received a Choice of The New Generation." This is not required by a particular sport because lh~t is. their priority. scholarship. just to be home and party without mom and A surprising factor ·ell)erged from my study. Fifteen Some students have convinced themselves that they her magenta hair or dad with his whoopie percent surveyed claimed that they .do nof play sports in are not good enough to play, even before they see how cushions built for two, but to relax during college because their favorite sports· are not offered. This proficiently the college level team plays. your vacation. was especially true for women. _ The study that I conducted proved that collegiate ath­ Why is it we·always go away for vaca­ Many claimed that if th.eir c<;>llege offered the sports they letes differ from high school athletes. Sports in college tion? To relax! That's right! had played in high school, they would definitely participate. require much more from students than they did in high After you tour Europe and stumble home Two girls at Nova .said they would like to see a women's school. over your luggage, tired and poor, slap basketball team offered so they could join 'the team: Students who do coniinue to play sports in college seem yourself in the head and think something The last 15 percent of those surveyed said the main . to make their sport a priority. Those high school athletes, simple. No, not "I coulda had a V-8", but reason they did not play was because they felt they were not who usually do not participate,i,n sports, would rather choose that you could have had the couch and no good enough. grades as their priority in college. • worries. The only worry you would have is when to in­ gest ahd excrete mass amounts of turkey and Stove Top. Out of all of these choices, I have decided to do a little bit of all of them. Well I'm sure some of you are laughing, others curs­ ing me, and others crying, like my English teacher. Of course, your holiday decision is up to you. I only hope that I have opened new doors of ad­ venture for some-just re­ rr; ::mberto follow the path your heart chooses. Then you'll know, "You Got Da Right One Baby. Uh-huh!" C3

Chris Kehl can usually be found in the vicinity of the It took Galileo 16 years to master the universe. WNKR radio station in Nova University's You have one night. Rosenthal Student Cen­ ter.

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